Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Des Moines & Central Iowa R.R.
- Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad interurban trolley cars and an electric maintenance car sit in the yard in Des Moines, Iowa.
- Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad--1940-1950.; Des Moines (Iowa)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Iowa--Des Moines--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Iowa--Des Moines--1940-1950.
- 1945 October 5
- Up the Des Moines Valley from C & NW Ry. viaduct
- A view of the Des Moines River and the Des Moines River Valley from the Chicago North Western Railway Viaduct shows cultivated fields, wood frame houses, wooden fences, dirt roads and the river with rowboats boats on the river edge and a footbridge.
- Des Moines River Valley--1900-1910.; Des Moines River--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Iowa--1900-1910.; River valleys--Iowa--1900-1910.; Rivers--Iowa--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Des Moines River below Moingona
- View of the Des Moines River near Moingona (Boone County), Iowa. Trees and shrubs are beside the river.
- Boone County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Des Moines River--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- DMU locomotive, engine number 10, engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Des Moines Union.
- 1931
- DMU locomotive, engine number , engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Des Moines Union.
- 1929
- DCI locomotive, engine number 1803, engine type ELECTRIC
- Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1931.
- Electric locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad.
- 1931
- Up the Des Moines Valley from C&NW Ry. viaduct
- A view of the Des Moines River and Valley from the Chicago North Western Railway viaduct, shows a heavily wooded area with a pedestrian bridge over the river.
- Des Moines River Valley--1900-1910.; Des Moines River--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Iowa--1900-1910.; River valleys--Iowa--1900-1910.; Rivers--Iowa--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Down the Des Moines Valley from C & N-W Ry. viaduct
- View of the Des Moines River Valley in Iowa. A log cabin is next to a wooden structure. Shows probably an irrigation aqueduct and a sandbar in the distance.
- Des Moines River Valley--1900-1910.; Des Moines River--1900-1910.; Rivers--Iowa--1900-1910.; Sandbars--Iowa--1900-1910.; Valleys--Iowa--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Down Des Moines Valley from the CNW Ry. viaduct
- View of the Des Moines River and valley in Iowa. Shows scattered wood frame houses, a dirt road, probably an irrigation aqueduct, and an irrigated field in the distance.
- Des Moines River Valley--1900-1910.; Des Moines River--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Iowa--1900-1910.; Rivers--Iowa--1900-1910.; Valleys--Iowa--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Des Moines River at Moingana [sic]
- View of a Chicago & North Western Railway Company trestle over the Des Moines River in Moingona (Boone County), Iowa. Stone pylons support the trestle, and trees are beside the river.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Des Moines River--1890-1900.; Moingona (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Iowa--Moingona--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Moingona--1890-1900.; Trestles--Iowa--Moingona--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- Des Moines & Central Iowa RR
- People stand by Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad electric interurban trolley car 1712 by a depot in Perry (Dallas County), Iowa. A pickup truck, a shed, and a silo are near the streetcar. Freight cars and storage tanks are in the distance.
- Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad--1940-1950.; Perry (Iowa)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Iowa--Perry--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Iowa--Perry--1940-1950.
- 1945 October 22
- Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern RR car 82, Boone, Iowa.
- Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Railroad interurban streetcar 82 waits by a loading ramp and shed at Boone (Boone County), Iowa. Railroad box cars and a storage company building are in the distance.
- Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad--1940-1950.; Boone (Iowa)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Iowa--Boone--1940-1950.; Streets--Iowa--Boone--1940-1950.
- 1945 October 22
- Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern RR
- Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Railroad interurban streetcar 62 waits by a passenger loading platform at Fort Dodge (Boone County), Iowa. A delivery truck has a movie advertisement: "The Thrill of a Romance, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lauritz...
- Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad--1940-1950.; Fort Dodge (Iowa)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Iowa--Fort Dodge--1940-1950.; Trucks--Iowa--Fort Dodge--1940-1950.
- 1945 October 5
- Des Moines team "Prohibitionists" Western League
- Players on the Prohibitionists, a baseball team from Des Moines, Iowa, who include Tom "Lefty" Nagle, pose near a dugout in Broadway Park at 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A crowd of spectators sit and stand in grandstands...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Baseball team Des Moines pro team
- Members of the Des Moines professional baseball team pose near a dugout and grandstands at Broadway Park at Broadway and 6th (Sixth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. They wear caps and uniforms that read: "DM."
- Broadway Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Road to the Ledges, Des Moines
- A man wears a suit and poses in a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt road near Ledges State Park (Boone County), Iowa. Wheel ruts are in the dirt, and dense trees are on both sides of the road.
- Boone County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- The Ledges near Des Moines
- View of sandstone rock walls above Pea's Creek in Ledges State Park (Boone County), Iowa. Women wear dresses and hats and stand near the creek. Trees are beside the river and above the cliffs.
- Boone County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Ledges State Park (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Peas Creek (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.; Streams--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.
- 1898
- The Ledges near Des Moines, a scene on the Chicago & North-Western Railway
- View of sandstone rock walls and Pea's Creek in Ledges State Park (Boone County), Iowa. Dense trees are beside the creek.
- Boone County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Ledges State Park (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Peas Creek (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Streams--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Steel viaduct over Des Moines River, Iowa, C & N-W Ry.
- View of a steel bridge, possibly the Kate Shelly bridge of the Chicago and North Western Railway, over the Des Moines River in Boone County, Iowa. Shows a signal house with the number "8" (eight) written on it.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1900-1910.; Boone County (Iowa)--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Iowa--Boone County--1900-1910.; Railroad signal towers--Iowa--Boone County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- CNW locomotive, engine number 398, engine type 4-4-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa. September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago and North Western Railway Company.
- 1929
- CRI&P locomotive, engine number 2654, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 15, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1931
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 5346, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CMStP&P locomotive, engine number 2405, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CMStP&P locomotive, engine number 2252, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; obstructed. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CMStP&P locomotive, engine number 2455, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CGW locomotive, engine number 871, engine type 2-10-4
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 15, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago Great Western Railroad Company.
- 1931
- CGW locomotive, engine number 871, engine type 2-10-4
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 15, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago Great Western Railroad Company.
- 1931
- CGW locomotive, engine number 468, engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago Great Western Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CGW locomotive, engine number 758, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, obstruction by tender. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago Great Western Railroad Company.
- 1929
- M&SL locomotive, engine number 312, engine type 2-6-0
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad.
- 1931
- M&SL locomotive, engine number 228, engine type 4-6-0
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad.
- 1931
- CB&Q motor car, engine number 9734, engine type EMC
- Motor car. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 15, 1931.
- Railroad motor-cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad cars--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1931
- CB&Q motor car, engine number 9733, engine type EMC
- Motor car. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 15, 1931.
- Railroad motor-cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad cars--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1931
- WAB locomotive, engine number 877, engine type 2-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Wabash Railroad.
- 1929
- WAB locomotive, engine number 886, engine type 2-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1927.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1927.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Wabash Railroad.
- 1927
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 2062, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1931
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 1949, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 2138, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 711, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Iowa, September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CRI&P locomotive, engine number 430, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Des Moines, Ia., September 27, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1929
- CRI&P train, engine number 2596, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 36 cars. Photographed: near Des Moines, Ia., 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Des Moines.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1929
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1882.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1882
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 23, 1909 July 24
- Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
- Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909 July 24
- Midland block's mining exchange in Leadville, Colorado
- This interior view of the busy Mining Exchange in the Midland Block in Leadville, Colorado includes men in suits with fedoras, derbys and various other types of hats crowded in the exchange room with two columns, hanging gas lights, and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1892]
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View of the Odd Fellows Lodge, 1543 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The building has a side square tower, classical entablature, finials, arches, and a dentiled cornice. Signs on the building read: "Le Moines, pianos, radios, electrical...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Appliance stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View of stores in the 1500 block of Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The Odd Fellows Hall, located at 1543 Champa, has a side square tower, classical entablature, finials, arches, and a dentiled cornice. Signs on the building read: : "Odd Fellows...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Appliance stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Mercantile...
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View of "Odd Fellows Hall, Union Lodge No. 1," at 1543 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The buildings has a square tower, classical entablature, arches, a dentiled cornice, a fire escape and storefront windows. A sign on the building reads: "Le...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View the Odd Fellows Hall located at 1543 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The building has a square corner tower, classical entablature, finials, arches, a dentiled cornice and storefront windows. Signs on the building read: "Odd Fellows Hall,...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Facilities--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fraternal lodges.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- FDDM&S locomotive, engine number 109, engine type Electric B-B
- Photographed: Ames, Iowa, September 15, 1931.
- Electric locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Ames.; Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway Company.
- 1931
- FDDM&S locomotive, engine number 109, engine type Electric B-B
- Photographed: Ames, Iowa, September 27, 1935.
- Electric locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--Iowa--Ames.; Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway Company.
- 1935